Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , SATURDAY DOWNINGJTEBRUABY 2S ) , 18\)0 \ ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGH , 13 COPY Fiv.3 CENTS.
Tlionms Thoinns
Kil Patrick ILK SENSAT ! Kilpntrick
& Co. tf Co.
GOODS" , WILL BE DISPLAYED IN CENTER WINDOW AT OUR STORE.
every lady iri Omaha would attend this sale if she realized what we propose doing
PRICES ONLY - . nothing put * " PKIOES ONLY
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You will regret that the pieces are no longer
cents cents cents cents
10 cents for Pure Silk. Some.in 35 cents for elegant , , Silks. You ' ' 50 cents A supe.rb lot. Some 75c No ; adjective will fitly de
this lot sold in the regular way rat 75 have paid for these grades $1.00 and sold as high as one dollar and sev scribe these. Sold at from $2 to $4.
cents. \ - < . U i. _ 9s j. ' ' * " enty-five cents , Few brocaded Velvets , were $14.50.
Not one yard will be offered for sale till 10 o'clock bn Saturday morning. Omaha's busy people and the late risers will have a chance ,
Will be shown on Saturday , s
H L can time till tli (
you occupy your
Silk Sale opens . . . , . . .
I Bargai
In our Waslr Goods In our Gents' Furnishing In our Hosiery De Jnv , o.ur . Colored 111 our Muslin Un At our Notion
Department. nishing Department. partment. Dtress a JGoods Dept , derwear Department , Counter.
Whateyer remains You must coiiie V tobur store , ' ib Idarn Ti , > . . , . . „ what - - these ' bargains - are , If you fail
will be sold on We word that will be and to attend this sale
give our you not disappointed , promise
SATURDAY NIGHT. six . YOU WILL TT
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THOMAS KILPATRICK & CO.15O57
Douglas Street. . Douglas Street.
INFORMATION WAS FAULTY
Alfred Block Out of Court Through Prose
cutor's Mistake.
JURY INSTRUCTED TO ACQUIT HIM
uof the lrl on Wlium Criminal
AHsai.lt WIIH AllvKi-il ' > "
Uecit Miulis N t I'roncrly
Glvcu.
Alfved D. Block was put on trial yesterday
/nornlns In the criminal court , charged with
a criminal assault upon Christina Marie
Wllhot , a 14-year-old girl.
The court room was crowded , standing
room being at a premium , the crowd being
composed entirely of men , not a woman ex
cept the witnesses In the case , being In the
room. Block was accompanied by his wife
nnd their little girl , c. child of about 3 years.
Marie Wlllrot's father ana mother and two
girl friends were present as witnesses , but
us teen as tho'jury was aocured they were
out from the room.
Immediately after the opening statements
ot comical , Marie uas called to the stand ,
but before a question could be put to her
on tlio Issues of the case , Block's three ut-
torrcys made a motion that no evidence be
taken In the case1 , for the reaion that the
Information did not .charge any crime known
to the statutes * . ' Two of lllock's attorneys
epoko to the motion , the ground of their
urciimcnU being that the complaint did not
charge that the crime was committed with
the consent of the girl or without such
coitcnt. \ it urged that under the law enacted -
acted by the last legislature It was essential
that tlili > oliit bo covered In the Information ,
In order. ' that the defense might know the
exact nature ot the trlmn charged. The In
formation vtns drawn under the old law and
ccur.tel claimed tliat It did not conform with
the law now In force. The hour of ad
journment bad arrived before the prosecution
could ho heard nil ( he motion oud further
aiBuniont on the question was postponed
until 2 o'clock.
During the- Argument , Marie sat In the wit
ness eliulr and seemed unconcerned. She has
a pctlto figure and nleasliiK presence , and Is
rather largo for her URO. While not particu
larly pretty , her facc > Is attractive and child
like. She rather secmud to enjoy bolng the
central figure before Mich a largo crowd.
[ ; v She was neatly altlre. ' . In n simple gown of
dark broun.
Tli'j defendant , lllocU , Is about 2G jears ot
age , and : it the time of the commission of
tliu cilmeJtf employed A a driver for a
laundry company , 'le la dark , with black
hair and .1 tmall black mustache. Ills face
botniys a Uck of moral stamina and Intelli
gence. He sat Immediate'- front of hts
vlfe. and paid very little attention to hrr
or tlielr child , wlilcli wus toddling about from
ono to the other. During the whole time
Mnvlu was on the stand. Dlock scarcely took
Ills eyes ftom hrr face , and his look did not
indicate anything jlkc resentment. He ap
peared as unconcerned as the most Idle
tpectator. Mr . Ulock appeared to appreciate
the situation more than any of the prin
cipals. She wore a worried look , and applied
her handkerchief to her eyea frequently.
The little ono noticed ttils , and taking the
handkerchief , applied It to her mother's eyes ,
vlplng away the tears. The scene \\us a
pretty ono , but an unfeeling witness ot It
remarked that Mrt. Dlock was formerly a
court reporter , and probably knew how to
5 > lay upon the sympathies of a jury.
At the opening of court In the afternoon ,
after hearing from tlio assistant county at
torney on th motion rveardlcg a defect lu
the Information , the court ruled against the
motion , and the taking of evidence com
menced. The case dld'-not proceed very far.
lion everas almost the"flrst question caused
another point to be raised. The complain
ing witness was on the stand and the first
question asked was as to her 1131110. She
replied that her name was Marie. Kurther
questioning established the fact that this
was not her full name. Aa the Information
gave the name of the victim of the assault
as Christina Marie , this raised a sensation.
Testimony was taken' on this point and It
was developed that there was no such per
son as Christina Marie Willrot , the person
upon whom It wits charged that Dlock had
committed the assault. The mother of the
girl was named Marie Christina and her
father was named Christian.
A motion was at once made by Block's
attorneys to have the court Instruct the jury
to bring ; In a verdict of not guilty , nnd this
was done. The defendant , Block , was then
discharged from custody.
Called mill Coiillnneil.
The hearing on the application for a
temporary Injunction ' restraining the city
authorities from entering Into or carrying
out a contract with the World-Herald for
doing city printing , on the ground that the
bid made by the World-Herald was not the
lowest bid , came up before Judge Evans In
equity court No. 7. yesterday at the time
set , hut the hearing of another case had not
been concluded and Judge Evans set the
Injunction matter over until 2 o'clock.
Allee VtiH I'liuiHl ( inllty.
The Jury In'the cafe against Alice Smith ,
alias Alice Adams , the negrcss charged with
assault with Intent to kill upon another
negrcss , Joe Hoger , was charged by Judge
Baker at the opening of court In the morning
and retlreJ , The jury returned Its verdict
just before III ? noon adjournment , finding
the defendant guiltyof atsault with Intent
to do great bodily harnf. She \\na remanded
to Jail to await sentence.
AXOTIir.lt .M.UtKKT HOI.SK SCIIKMi : .
1'rliieiWill SprluK It ut tlieeit'
( 'uimi'll leetlun.
Councilman I'rlncu has a new market hou o
scheme which he nil ) ruggest Lu the council
next week. Ho pronilrej to buy or lease the
property on the koiitli ulde of Jackson treet ,
between Tenth and Eleventh streets' , now oc
cupied by the old Krug brewery building.
He rays that the property can bo obtained
at a low prloti and Hut It Is exceptionally
well adapted for market place purposes on
account of the factHint there Is u viaduct
on cacti side an ! entrances to the second
story could bt > made from tlio north eiul.t
of the vladucttr , thus saving confusion on the
ground floor. Tlio bilck In the old building ,
ho eayt > , could ho utilized In putting up a
Dtructure that would aniuer all present pur
poses and which could bo built at a very
small oxptmsu ,
Moreover , Prince Kiys that tlie sflectlon of
tills location would luirmonlzo'-tlie present
differenced betnec-n the. gardener and the
conunlyitloa men , in both Vp'UlJ be milted
with the plan piopowd Prior to next Tuesday -
day ho expects to have some definite Informa
tion as to wlut the expense would he.
Co n I lie CM It it Hail Preeeileiil.
The ordlnancn by which block D40 Is ex
empted from Hid operation of the fire limit
ordinance lias been signed by the mayor and
a copy has been served on the building In
spector. Inspector Dcvcroll la inclined to
criticise tljo policy of making isuch ' 4 de-
pa'rtura tr-.n the ettablltlied rule. In the
first place , ho tays It establishes u bad
precedent , and at any ; , rate tlicro are no
reasons for exempting J'le ' whole block In
onler to allow one nun'.lo put up a frame
building. Mr , Deveiell oplnca that this will
lia a pretext for numerout applications ( or
similar privilege * and If the policy U con
tinued the fire limit will be practically a
dead letter.
C ! . A. 11. KXDOHSE THE EXPOSITION .
Copy of ItN UeNoliitloiiN ForTViirilctl
t CoiiKroHN. ,
A certified copy of the resolutions , en
dorsing the proposed TransmlralsslppI and
International exposition , and which were
adopted by the twentieth annual encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic , re
cently held In this city , has beenforwarded ;
to the senate' and house of representatives.
The resolutions are as follows :
"Whereas , The Transmlsslsslppl Commer
cial congress , a body composed of delegates
from the states and territories lying west
of the Mississippi river , at Its eight annual
meeting. In November , 1895 , adopted the fol
lowing preamble and resolution :
"Whereas , Wo believe that an exposition
of all the products , industries and civilization
ot the states west of the Mississippi river ,
made at some central gateway , where the
world can behold the wonderful capabilities
of these great wealth-producing states , would
tic of great value , not only to the , trons-
nilcslssippi states , but to ail the home seekers
of the world ; therefore ,
"Resolved , That the United States congress
be requested to take such steps as may be
necessary to hold the Transmlsslsslppl expo
sition at Omaha , Neb. , during the months
of August , September and October , 189S , and
that the representatives of ruch states and
territories In congress be requested to favor
sjich an appropriation as Is usual In such
cas's , lo astlst In carrying cut th's enterprise.
Therefore ,
"Itevolvedi By the Nebraska state meeting
of the Grand Army of the Republic In twen
tieth annual encampment assembled , that wo
heartily endorse and approve the holding of
the paid exposition , and that wo request our
icpresentatlveH in congress to approve and
commend the same and aid the ca'd exposition
by voting and working to tccure a liberal
appropriation by congiess for a national
building and a complete national exhibit at
bjld Transmisslsslppl and International ex
position. "
M.VO.V DISfllAltUKU 1'ltOM Till : JAIL.
llolil iiKlit .MoiitliN U'ltlioiit HavliiK
lleeii ( JHen'a Trial.
Harry Nixon was discharged from the
county' Jail yesterday iHtcr having been
In confinement since last July , and without
a trial. The case against him was dismissed
> ebtenlay by the county attorney for the
reason that hu could not get the evidence
necessary to convict Nixon. , As soon an It
became known , this procedure caused con
siderable unfavorable comment about the
court houigp , the general opinion being that
It was an outrage to keep a mun In jail so
long when there was no evidence against
him.
County Attorney Baldrlge puts the matter
In an entirely different light , however. He
stutc.'j that Nixon was charged with having
entered the residence of James Morton
last summer and he was caught in tlio act
of digging up a lot of silverware and other
property which had been xtolen from the
Morton house 'and which had presumably
been "planted" by Nixon In tlie place where
he was caught digging. The witness 'who
taw him digging up the s\\ag was Patrol-
irun Tledeman , who lias fclnce left the pojjco
forre and Is In Chicago. The county attorney
says he has made every effort to have Tlede-
imui come 10 um.uia in order lo give his
evidence , as he U ths only witness who/tan
testify to the facts In the case , but his
efforts have not .been mccetsfnl and ho has
no reason to believe that TleOeman's evi
dence can be secured.
Crmlle nnil ( lie limns
The following births and deaths \tero re
ported at the health ofilce during the twenty-
"
four hours ending at noon" yesterday ; * .
Hlrlhi I * P. Cornish. 3SOG Sherman ave
nue , girl ; John llarlz. Seventh and Dorcas ,
boy , E. Uowllng , 1913 North Twenty-seventh ,
hey ; Joseph P. Brown , Twenty-fourth and
Vlnton. girl ; Oscar Belndorff , 108 Stanford
Court , hoy.
No deatuy reported.
WILL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
Publio Parks Are to Be1 Left in Dark
ness , .
FURTHER RETRENCHMENT By PARK BOARD
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Wltli Sidney Available Even Proper
Maintenance SceniN IiiMiOHHlIiIc
-Matter Will lie IlroiiKht lie-
fore City Council Again ,
The youths and maidens -who make a
trystlns place of the publlo parks may con
clude that things arc coming- their way.
Yesterday afternoon the Board of Park
Commissioners decided that no more elec
tric lights should bo maintained in any of
the parks during the remainder of the year.
Even the six lights In Hnnpcom. park wll |
bo taken out and only tlio twinkling stars
and Indulgent moon will remain fo discover
the felicitations of Its nocturnal visitors.
Tlio couples who seek Its cool shelter on
the warm summer nights will DO able to
linger In perfect security upon Its shaded
slopes and bill and coo whllo oven tlio
light of nature's firmament will fall to per
colate through the 'clustering foliage of
tlio trees.
This was not the Idea that was upper
most In tlio minds of the members of tlio
board when they "took * such radical action.
They shut off the lights .because , they de
cided that they had no m.oney with which
to pay for them and not1 from any enthu
siastic desiro.to create a lispm'ln the mat
rimonial marketAt the moetlng yesterday
afternoon President Tukey * remarked that
tliti board was confronted with a very so-
rioua question , which might as well bo mot
at once. The council had only given the
board a levy of % of a ml ( | for the cur
rent year and the result was that when
the February bills were paid ' ( hey would
having a balance of exactly 19.416 In the
fund , Of this , something over $4,000 would
bo required to pay for the. completion of
the artesian well In Elmwood park , so the
board really had only about ; ? 5,000 with
which to run all the parks and pay the
salaries and running expenses during the
remaining ten months of thd year , The tal-
arles and office expenses would amount to
$3,000 during the ten months at the lowest
possible estimate. The remainder would be
h eufllclent to oven pay for keeping Hanecom
park In passable condition If the other
parks were allovyed to go , to Waste.
The members all went to- , figuring on !
spent an hour Uylng to figure their way
out of the difficulty. It , was Admitted that
at least one man 'should'be kept In each
park to prevent damage , It nothing wore.
Hut It soon developed that Ui re was not
even enough money for that ! finally It
was decldoJ to take a week to tblnk It
over and meet on Saturday of next week
to endeavor to arrange a plan by which
the best results could bo obtained with the
available funds. Thc < resolution dispensing
with the electric lights wai patted as a
beginning cf the radical step * of retrench-
jncut that would be necessary ,
It. was suggested that the city council
should bo acquainted with the situation In
which It had placed the board and bo again
asked to ji'turn the $2,000 'which lias been
expended put of { lie park fund on the sewer-
In Hlvervlew park , but no action \\ati taken.
Miss Emma Whltmoro , principal of the
Lake school , protested against the condition
of the Nineteenth Mrjet boulevard , the
dust from which was becoming unbearable.
She suggested that If fines should be col-
lecled from half of the heavy traffic that
was being carried on over the boulevard
In defiance of the ordinance the proceeds
would pay for the sprinkling that was nec
essary.
Superintendent Adams reported that all
the heavy traffic went north over the boule
vard , drivers seeming to prefer It to the
paved streets. Redficld suggested that It
was tlmo the ordinance was either enforced
or repealed , and the matter was referred
to the committee on Judiciary with Instruc
tions to ascertain whether a prosecution under
the ordinance could be made to stick.
J. B. Utd and John Steel appeared to
ask for the use of Hanecom park as a campIng -
Ing ground for the members of the North
western Scandinavian Singers' association ,
who will be In Omaha State fair time.
After some discussion the request was
g.'anted , with the reservation that the action
was not to be considered as a precedent.
The proposition of Herman Daumer to
pay $200 for the use of Fontonelle park
tract for the summer for pasturage was
accepted.
The letters of Congressman Mercer and
Senators Thurston and Allen replying to
the request of the board that the use efFort
Fort Omaha for park purposes bo secured
were read. They stated In substance that
now that Congressman Mercer's bill was
In a fair position to pass , It would not bo
advisable to complicate matters by endeavor
ing to secure the property lor a park. The
board acquiesced In the position taken by
the representatives.
The analysis of the artesian well water
In nivervlew park was read and placed on
file , A vote of thanks was tendered to
Prof. Turner for his services.
Applications for/positions as park police
men from F. C. Sudds , William 13. Morri
son and W. S. Smith were placed on file.
SUB AVAS ONE OF TUB NEW WOME.V.
Hoilo III the Smoker nnil I'lilTeil ClKfir-
eCtON I.Ike it IJuile.
A prominent railway official of this city
has recently returned from a western trip ,
Ho relates many Interesting stories , but In
Ms whole stock there Is none that Is more
amusing than the following Incident : It oc
curred In the library buffet smoking car of
the Union Pacific's "Overland Limited , "
soon after the train pulled out of Omaha ,
The male occupants had comfortably
seated themselves and were burled In their
magazines and papers when their attention
was attracted to a stylishly dressed woman
who boldly entered the car. She was rather
pretty and was dressed not too gaily , but In
good taste. The men In the car supposed she
Intended to pass through. Half way down
the aisle she dropped Into one of the hand
some cane seated chairs , A man who occu
pied the seat behind her , leaned forward and
touched her on the shoulder."I beg par
don , " ho said , "but this car Is for the ac
commodation of tmokers only , ' *
"Thank ycu , " the woman replied , "I
thought so. " Then she calmly produced a
dainty cigarette case and a box of. matches ,
and In a moment more was umoklni ; with all
the calm enjoyment of a man. There was
a flutter of amusement through the car ,
grlui , sotto voice remarks , and curious
glances In her direction , but she was so
serenely self-conscious of It all , and so thor
oughly sclf-posieseed that It was noon for
gotten for the morning papers and magazines.
which she monppoHyed.
After leaving' owh Omaha , the train con
ductor entered the car , and , not noticing
that the woman held a cigarette between her
fingers , he told : "Madam , this Is no place
for ladles. " v
"Indeed , " the woman replied , "Is this
not the library buffet smoker for the ac
commodation of patscngers on this train ? "
"Yet , madam , " the conductor replied ,
"Well , I am smoking , " answered the
woman , "and that Is why I am here. "
After that she took advantage ot the
writing material and wrote several letters
before leaving ( lie car. Several men occupyIng -
Ing the car were very anxious to ascertain
her name , but their efforts. In tali direction
were fruitless ,
IMIOT13CTIO.V AGAINST OVEIIFI.OW.
Waterloo Kiiniicrx Want
on 1'lntle lllver Itepnlreil.
A committee of Waterloo precinct farmc-rs
came to the city yesterday to solicit the
county commissioners to repair the embank
ments which protect a part of the lands
near the Platte river from the overflow of
the river. The committee comprised Joseph
King , Peter Lacey , Nathan Bishop , Charles
Wells and James Taylor. They were heard
at a meeting of the commissioners In the
afternoon.They said that about sixty feet
of the riprap put In two years ago was gone ,
and many acres of the best land In the
county bad been covered with water. It
was urged that If repair was not made the
channel of the river was likely to change
and a valuable fanning tract be permanently
lest , and besides a number of bridges across
the H2W stream would bo necessary. It was
therefore urged that It would be economical
to repair the embankment as soon as pos
sible.
sible.Mr.
Mr. Williams said that the question pre
sented was a serious one , but he was not
Euro that the county , which had already
spent a great deal of money to that locality ,
could spend much more. In the last four
years $4GOO has been expended gn the em
bankment. He suggested that something
further might bo done If the farmers should
petition for' It. He thought , top , that they
might do something for themt'Slves by
Htretchlng a cable along the river edge to
which something might be attached that
would catch sand , which would In tlmo form
a bank.
Stenberg declared that nothing could be
done except according to the low of 1893 ,
by the terms of which property owners
must petition for such Improvements and
the costs be aesesjed against the property
benefited. He was opposed to spending an
other dollar of lhq county's money In this
place. It was only for the benefit of Tom
Murray and Mr. Morton and other largo
holders of land , and they should bo made
to pay for the Improvements sought.
Hector favored on expenditure of $100 or
Williams moved that J500 b3 appropriated
out of the bridge fund for the purpose men
tioned. Without a vote the matter was
laid over for a week , and tho'county sur
veyor will visit the place and make a report.
The contract for county advertising for
the coming year was awarded to The Bee
Publishing company.
Dr. W. R. Hopps asked to bo Appointed
county physician. Referred to charity com
mittee. '
The claim of J. D. Harris , deputy clerk of
the district court , $34 , for' typewriter desk ,
was rejected.
The bonds of a number of contractors for
county supplies wcro approved.
A resolution was passed requiring the
ofllces to bo kept open on Saturday until
230 p. m. for the accommodation of county
icsldontB who usually come to town only on
that day.
Hector moved that the services of Ucorgo
Thomas , who has for three years been jan
itor at the court house , bo dispensed with
for cause. It was laid over for a week.
Thomas was relieved by the superintendent
a few days ago for Intoxication and George
W. Cofer put temporarily In his place.
Thomas O'Connor has been suggested by Hector -
tor lo fill the position permanently ,
TOO KAIII.V TO CHOOSE A SITE.
Ilt'NoliifloiiM Ii > - tin *
IHreetorM.
The directors of tlio Transmlts'sslppl and
International Exposition company met yester
day afternoon and adopted the following reso
lution ;
Hesolvcd , Thai wo deem It Inexpedient
nnd unwise to discuss and undertake to set
tle the question of locating a Hltu for the
exposition ut this tlmo.
Ik-solved. That at the proper time a fair
and Impartial hearing will be given to all
parties Intel etted In the numerous niton
proposed , and that a site will be Delected
with due consideration to the Interests of
nil concerned.
LIVED IN TERROR OF WORK
Willing Even to Steal to Avoid the Per.
formance of Labor.
END OF A SENSATIONAL BLACKMML CASE
Miittlc Overman , tlic Sail Ki-ane.lKO
Girl Wlio I'referre.l ClinrKCH
Her Cantor , Make *
Full CoiifoNNlou.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 28. Rev , Dr ,
Brown , after two months of sllenco , has given
his defense to "tho public. The story Is the
most startling yet told In the scandal. It !
related as a confession to the eccleslatHlcal
court last night by Miss Martha Overman ,
who Is the first In the sensational cato to
confess herself a blackmailer. Miss Over
man's manner was striking. She spoke so
quietly that even the mombcru of the
council were forced to draw forward until
their chairs formed a small seml-clrclo on
the platform. The woman spoke deliberately ,
weaving a remarkable ttory , logically and
clearly. She confessed that the was a
blackmailer , and tried to be a thief , and elm
gave the Information with a smllo.
She confessed that tlio plotted the dc
Etructlon of the man whose hospitality him
now enjoys. She dcclnrod that to Hive her
self from work and the possible hardships
of poverty , she rontpircu with Mrs. Mary A.
Davldton to ruin thu character of Rev. Dr.
Brown and lo blacken her own , She as
serted that she approached thu representa
tives of a morning newspaper with a hope
of tempting them to blackmail ( lie ncaikeij
pastor. She drew her recital to u ilramulla
climax by asserting , with a wnlle which
never left her factf , that she urolo the let
ters which pictured her own moral and physi
cal rnln and placed the cause of her deep dls-
treiM at tha door of Rev , Dr. Brown , As-
fccrtlnK all this she denied thut thcio had ever.
been the slightest Impropriety In her rela
tions with the man against whom eba
plotted so shrewdly ,
WAI.I.KIt TIIIIOW.S ( M > HIS JOU ,
tlie .Siiierliileiiileiie.v | n | ( | i
lillbur Temple ,
II. C. Waller , miperlntundent of the UaboK
temple , has resigned Ills position , thu resig
nation to take effect on March 31. U Is un
known who big successor will ho , ux he must
be elected by the labor unions which occupy !
the temple. "
There In a rumor thut Wallerns rd-
quest ed to resign , but this Is denied by him
self and other labor leaders , President i-'lsheti
of the Central Ldbor ; union , who Is one of
the board of directors of thu Tcmplo , stated
that the directors were Indisposed lo accept
the resignation , but were compelled to do o
by the representations of Waller.
Waller Intends to engage In tbo newspaper
business , and ho says that It | tr for ( his rea
son that he forwarded Ills resignation , 'j'ne
paper which he Intends to edit will ho de
voted to labor Interest ! . , u ,
Uxe.l the JtlnllN I'l-au.llileiKI-
TOPRKA. Feb. 28 , Thomim II. llaln , att
attorney and prohibitionist ! eider , who 10
president of the Bo-called Panamcrlcan Coupon
pen Investment company , has hrun arrested
here by the United Stated authorities charged
with using the malls for the purpose of
carrying on a lottery. He was released undec
11,000 bonds , J , K Uaj , -rtaiy of the
company , who rculdfa In Denver , baa alto
been arrested , uud It U reported that other
arrests aio to be made at Umuoritt ,
state , und Houston , Tex.